Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Today is Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday...or Pancake Tuesday! In the past, as a way to prepare for Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday (for many Western Christians) people would use up rich foods such as fat, eggs, and sugar by making pancakes. Different areas recognize the day with different food...in Hawaii it is called Masalada Day (donuts). Yum, next year I'm making those! IHOP is celebrating Pancake Day next week by offering free pancakes on Feb 23, 2010...with hopes you make a donation to a good cause.

The blueberries aren't mixed into the batter, but placed on the pancake while cooking. You'll see them on only one side.

P.S. Dude, have you been watching as much Olympic coverage as me? Oh, I've fallen in love with Snowboard Cross. It's practically roller derby but really, really cold - hee hee. The opening ceremonies were great, and I'm saving my money for a trip to Vancouver. Such a beautiful place and people! Gotta run...pairs skating coming up!

Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. In a separate bowl or measuring cup, mix together buttermilk, milk, butter, and egg. Whisk wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined (mixture will be lumpy).

Pour batter onto a greased griddle or pan over medium heat. Place blueberries on the batter. (Martha's recipe has you mix sugar with the blueberries, but I skipped that.)

Martha Stewart's website says, "This batter is thicker than normal, thanks to the addition of cornmeal. The bubbles that usually indicate when to flip a pancake will not form, so flip when the edges start to set."

I absolutely love these ! We make them almost every weekend. We use to love the Whole Foods pancake mix and they stopped making it about a year ago. This put us on a search for a good box mix - we tried Trader Joe's, Maine pancake mix, etc. Hands down this is the best ever. We will no longer make them from the box. I have shared this recipe with just about everyone I know. THANK YOU !!!!